Separable cuee button



Dec. 22, 1925- L. DAHLGREN SEPARABLE CUFF BUTTON Filed April 4, 1925 WinPatented 1925. a 1,566,524 1 UNITED STATES PA;T E'.ll l 'l OFFICELEONARD IIAHLGREN, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS. A I

SEPARABLEVCUFIE BUTTON.

Application filed April 4, 1925. Serial 1 10. 20,671.

To all whom it may concern: 2 of the male member. A web 13 connects Beit known that I, LEONARD DAHLGREN, the heads 9 and 10 has a hollowcylindrical a citizen of the United States, residing at .central part 14in which the head 6 of the/ Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and malemember is received. v

State of Massachusetts, have invented new A substantially C-shaped wireor other and useful Improvements in Separable Gulf spring 15 is securedbetween the inner head Buttons, of which the following is a speci- 'ofthe female member and the flared part fication. l6'of the web 13 and hasits ends formed 55 This invention relates to certain new and withinturned parallel parts 17 which lat- 10 useful improvements inseparable cuff 'butter are adapted to snap into the slots 7 when tons,and the primary object thereof is to the head of the male member ismoved into provide a button wherein the male and fethe female member,the cone shaped head male members are connected by axial move- 6 forcingthe end parts 17 of the spring 60 ment between the members. away fromeach other during insertion of 7 The invention further aims to providethe head 6, until the slots 7 of the head regmeans for separablyconnecting the memister with the spring ends 17 at which time bers,which is of simple and economical conthe latter will snap into the slotsand thus struction, and which involves a minimum latch the partstogether. 7 '65 of parts. To disengage the members, it is merely 20 Theinventionhas still further and other necessary to effect relativeturning moveobjects which will be later set forth and ment therebetween,which causes the walls manifested in the course of the following 8 ofthe head 6.t0 force the sprin ends 19 description. apart, as depicted inFigure 3; w liereupon In the drawings the spring ends will ride on thetaper of Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken the walls, andencountering the inclined away and in section, showing the membersperiphery of the head 6, will natiji "lly ride connected. therealong andthus force the two; ;members Figure 2 is a section on line 22 ofFigrelatively apart.

ure 1 and The webs 3 and 13 hold the button against 30 Figure 3 is aview similar to Fig. 2, showturning in the buttonholes of the cuff, soas ing the members relatively turned. to permit of removal of the buttonby use In proceeding in accordance with the presof but one hand. entinvention, themale member has an outer It will be observed'that the soleor single head 1 and an inner head 2 connected theremovable element ofthe structure is that of 35 to by a web 3. A stem or shank 4 is sethespring, which latter is secured in'posicured to the head 1 and thetubular part 5 tion, thus providing a simple, economical of the web 3and has a cone-shaped free and compact construction. end or head 6. Thehead 6 is formed with Having thus described my invention what a pair ofopposed slots 7 providing a pair. I claim as new and desire to secure byLet- 4 of parallel walls 8 that are located at the ters Patent is baseend of the conical head 6, the walls 8 1. In acufl' button, a male and afemale being tapered and forming continuations of member each having aninner and an outer the taper of the head 6. head, said male memberhaving a stem The female member has an outer head 9, formed with acone-shaped end, said end 4 and an inner head 10 the latter formed withbeing provided with opposed slots between a guiding neck 11 thatprojects into an its tip and base to provide a pair of tapered opening12 provided therefor in the head end walls, and a spring device carriedby the female member and having parts receiv able in said slots, saidstem being turnable in the female member whereby upon turning to spreadsaid spring parts by the tapered end walls thereof to cause the springparts to ride on the tapered end walls and thence on the end of the stemto separate the members, and a web connecting the heads of each memberand shaped to hold the 10 members-against-tu-rning irl thev'buttonhole2. In a cuif bntton a 'male and a female member each having an inner andan outer head, a web connecting the heads of each member and shaped tohold the members against turning in the buttonhole, means to connect themembers and means whereby to efi'ect separation of the members by andupon relative turning movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. a

LEONARD DAHDG'REN.

